Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-14
rae seaasorship.


pay implicit attention to the reports
from Sacramento, come how these
may, touching the Senatorship. To
come to the point, the probability is
. xtreme at this moment that, when
the caucus meets, George Hearst will
be the man named for the honor
Of representing the State in the next
Senate. We should have preferred
to see another win these honors, and
shall be greatly pleased to have the
shove surmise proven incorrect.
when the caucus met the other
night, it was very generally supposed
that Hearst would have gotten the
nomination. The wild reports cir
eulated are all for purpose. 1t
has come to be generally accepted
rule in American politics that no man
shall reach the honor OF wearing the
Senatorial toga otherwise than
through the lavish use of money.
California is no exception to this rule.
For sometime past gold has been the
taiisman or open sesame which let
men into the Senate. The delega-
tons sent up from the slums of the
great city Of San Francisco are usual
" as foul with inward corruption as
are the sewers of "Tar Flat"
These men get elected with the ex-
pectation of making money out of
their Office. The election of Sena-
tor is their opportunity.
Here is the key to the situation.
There are some half score of these
iellows-their kind may be known
from their counterparts who came
here last fall to represent the Bay
City in the Republican convention.
The "Schonchin" was one of them
Halt ecore of such got into the AS
sembly, and as the vote is close they
want to be rewarded for doing their
duty.
The story that Mr.. Hellman offered
$50, 600 for the place is the merest
blind, used for the purpose Of forcing
Hearst's hand. The facts are that
Hellman could have lad the place
easily if he would pay for it, but he
refused to put up cent. His follow
ing is large, end he would have to Sc
cure but few votes by other than hon
ofable means. He would not be
Senator if he had to accept the vote
Of Q single person whose suffrage was
not that of free man. His attitude
is exactly what it has been all the
time. He is not candidate for the
place, he has not sought it, he was
named for it by many friends who
know him, his devotion to the party,
and his eminent qualifications tor the
position. Many of these still press
his name for Senator.
A. wild are the stories that Bartlett
will be chosen. The constitution of
the State forbids this. He will not
allow that provision OF our organic
law to be violated. Butthis, and the
other canards respecting the election
Of . Republican Senator by few
renegade Democrats joining the min
ority, all are circulated for the same
purpose. Mr.. Hearst's claims on the
party form the ground on which he
rests his cause. He will not put up
money to secure the votes OF the
ssTsr Flat" delegations, and these
bolt the caucus and industriously use
the press to circulate reports of the
shove tenor to force "Uncle Georges"
hand. They dare not carry such
schemes out in execution. Their
leader and boss is too shrewd poll
tician to allow such q thing to be
done. He lives for the future, and
be- knows how utterly such a step
would kill him. When the time
comes they will 60 into caucus, and
Ehey will name Democrat for whom
they will finally vote. If the right
thing is done, the name will be l. w.
Hellman; but if he is not the person,
then il will be Hearst. Not even
doodle" can elect Republican this
kirna.